Learn some basics

Touch surface: To move around the screen, swipe up, down, left, or right. To select an item, highlight it, then press to click the Touch surface. To scroll through lists, quickly swipe up or down multiple times. If an index is next to the list, swipe right, then highlight a letter to go to that place in the list.

Menu: Press one time to return to the previous screen. Press and hold to go to the Home screen.

Apple TV App/Home: To see your recently used apps, double press Apple TV App/Home. If your country or region supports the Apple TV App, press Apple TV App/Home to open the app, and again to go to the Home screen. If not, press Apple TV App/Home one time to go back to the Home screen.

Play content

To play or pause movies, shows, songs, and more, press to click the Touch surface of your remote or press . You can also fast-forward, rewind, find special features, and more.

Go forward

Video: Press , then swipe to the right or hold down the right side of the Touch surface.

Audio: As a song plays, click the Touch surface. Swipe down to highlight the song's timeline, then swipe to the right or hold down the right side of the Touch surface.

Go back

Video: Press , then swipe to the left or hold down the left side of the Touch surface.

Audio: As a song plays, click the Touch surface. Swipe down to highlight the song's timeline, then swipe to the left or hold down the left side of the Touch surface.

Fast forward or rewind

During video playback, click the right side of the Touch surface to skip ten seconds ahead. Click left to skip back ten seconds. Or press and hold the right or left side of the Touch surface to fast foward or rewind.

As a song plays, click the Touch surface. Swipe down to highlight the song's timeline, then click the right side of the Touch surface to skip ten seconds ahead. Click left to skip back ten seconds.

You can fast forward, rewind, and skip to certain parts of content from the iTunes Store and apps that support these features.

See more settings and features

Video: Swipe down during playback, then swipe right to browse available options. If available, you'll see settings like subtitles, closed captioning, video chapters, audio, and speaker settings.

Audio: Choose a song and press to play it. Then click the Touch surface to see all of the tracks on the album or playlist. From here, swipe up and select at the top of your screen. The options you see might vary.

*Apple TV 4K and Apple TV (4th generation) ships with the same remote everywhere. In countries and regions that support Siri, the remote is called Siri Remote. Elsewhere, it’s called Apple TV Remote. Siri works on either remote as long as your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV (4th generation) is set up with a language and country or region that supports Siri.